chassis Painting

[doddze]

I have suddenly got some unexpected time on my hands while I look for a new job so I was going to re wax oil the underside of the S and paint the chassis in the engine bay. What is the red paint to use? Is it just smooth re hammerite or something more exotic?

[WildfireS3]

I think generaly people just use red Hammerite. Obviously it came powdercoated from the factory.

[V8Smith]

I found myself in the same position a few months back and I used red hamerite, did the trick for me!

Mike

[steveS2]

Can you use red hammerite on the swirl tank and rocker covers or does it come off or discolour with the heat ?
Steve

[clive f]

should be okay, but the rocker covers would look nicer if removed and sprayed.

[V8Smith]

AFAIK the swirl tank is OK, mine is painted with hammerite and seems to be fine?? The rocker covers though get much much hotter and proper heat resistent paint is needed I am told. I used red caliper paint, but as pointed out look much better if sprayed.

Mike

[tvrgit]

V8Smith said:

AFAIK the swirl tank is OK, mine is painted with hammerite and seems to be fine?? The rocker covers though get much much hotter and proper heat resistent paint is needed I am told. I used red caliper paint, but as pointed out look much better if sprayed. Mike

I hammerited the rockers of a 2.9 in a granada, and it lasted for years... i did the tvr ones in black, one of them is ok, one of them got electrical cleaner spilled on it before it had cured, so it has a nice crackle finish...

But in my experience, Hammerite on rocker covers is is fine!

[tvrgit]

On this subject, I had to laugh the other day...

I have found that cleaning and repainting the chassis is a lengthy and laborious business, each section of which seems always to involve more work than appears when you start. I have used up a whole tin of Hammerite and still have a lot to do.

Well on Monday I went to Halfords to buy a new tin of Hammerite, smooth red Hammerite, a perfect match. (I also bought some Hammerite thinners and a tin of very high temp paint for the exhaust manifolds but that's not the point.)

Then I noticed what Halfords abbreviation for "smooth red Hammerite paint" is on the receipt. I mean, how prophetic is that eh?

[old64er]

tvrgit said:

On this subject, I had to laugh the other day... I have found that cleaning and repainting the chassis is a lengthy and laborious business, each section of which seems always to involve more work than appears when you start. I have used up a whole tin of Hammerite and still have a lot to do. Well on Monday I went to Halfords to buy a new tin of Hammerite, smooth red Hammerite, a perfect match. (I also bought some Hammerite thinners and a tin of very high temp paint for the exhaust manifolds but that's not the point.) Then I noticed what Halfords abbreviation for "smooth red Hammerite paint" is on the receipt. I mean, how prophetic is that eh?

very apt

[woody]

Hi guy's,

How do you prepare the chassis for painting?

Is it just a case of rubbing it down and cleaning with white spirit and painting with hammerite?

What primer do people use (the hammerite rust inhibitor or a normal primer?)?

Cheers

Chris

[tvrgit]

I just wire brush it, get all the loose bits of the old coating off (which I think is a plastic dip coating, not powder coating) and any loose rust, and then clean it with Hammerite thinners (Hammerite uses a different solvent from ordinary paint, so white spirit doesn't mix!) then just paint on two coats of paint, or one coat of jelly if the tin has been opened for over a year.

[rnd]

Before priming it I used jenolite first which is a rust neutraliser and then hamerite primer. This is my 4th chassis now and to do it right it takes a week 9-5 but it is well worth it. after painting it Do the underside with black underseal and it looks as the way TVR sent it out (not to mention hiding the over painting)

>> Edited by rnd on Thursday 24th February 15:35

>> Edited by rnd on Thursday 24th February 15:45

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